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4 sats \ 5 replies \ @Aardvark OP 12 Apr \ parent \ on: What year does avoiding a soft fork become riskier than implementing one? bitcoin AskSN lightning

So, you would say that you're in support of OP_CAT? I know there's been some talk that it would open up some ability to hack or exploit L2, but I don't know how credible that risk is.

109 sats \ 0 replies \ @lexcraft 17 Apr

Cautiously. The exploitation scenarios I've seen discussed mostly assume conditions that make them impractical. The cost of standing still seems higher to me than the cost of careful progress.

4 sats \ 3 replies \ @adlai 12 Apr

why force people to have an opinion?

in most softfork scenarios, if you're not a miner nor an economically active node, you can abstain from expressing an opinion, keep your coins on both sides if there actually is a chain split, and decide after an indefinite amount of time spent observing the outcome rather than buying into either side's propaganda.

4 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark OP 12 Apr

You certainly dont have to have an opinion. I personally would like to have an informed one. To each their own.

4 sats \ 1 reply \ @adlai 12 Apr

sometimes, the only winning move is "Insufficient data for meaningful answer".

4 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 12 Apr

I don't disagree with that either. I'm not trying to push people into a camp. I am openly admitting that I don't understand a lot of this stuff and I'm looking for input from people who know more than me.